I shall have to use my snowshoes to change the red ribbons to green. It's on my To Do list.
Happy March! I'm looking forward to it... stuff will thaw, green things will grow. Well, I anticipate, perhaps in April.
There has been both good and bad news about North American Monarchs. In the depths of winter, it's good to remember our other seasonal friends. There were reports from the south. Monarchs have two separate populations, one in the west, and ours in the east. Our eastern ones have had a population increase. The ones in the west, wintering in California, are at risk.
There was a press conference in Mexico City. The butterfly sanctuary numbers came in. They estimate their populations by how much of the forest is covered by butterflies. They had the highest recorded since 2006: 14.9 acres of forest was covered in butterflies, a record high and an increase of 144%!
Population News From Mexico: Highest Since 2006 (<= read more)
We had a banner year, last year. I tagged a few [Monarchs, deer, turkeys], and so did my grandies, just for fun. This was the last one of the season.
UPDATE: I realized from comments that I didn't talk about the tagging. I ordered them from Monarch Watch (UKansas) they give you directions, you register your numbers after you tag them. If your numbers are found, they let you know.
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For more critters.... can you believe Eileen is up to #272??!!
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Saturday's Critters #272 |
